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Indicated is St Munchin's Well in Bruree, County Limerick, where people once walked rounds and drank water believed to cure stomach pain and sore eyes. Tradition holds the well appeared only after Munchin was refused a drink, then shifted when desecrated. The old pump still stands behind the village, marking the place where a saint answered pride with water.

Ó Danachair (1955, 204) recorded the following details about this holy well; 'St Munchin's Well on 1889 25-inch O.S map. In Bruree village, behind the old village pump. No devotions now, but rounds were made within living memory. The water cured bad stomach and sore eyes. Legends: The well moved when desecrated. The saint caused the well to spring up when refused a drink'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 02 July 2019

St Munchin's Well in Bruree is associated with St Munchin, a 7th-century Irish saint known for his role in spreading Christianity in Munster. Traditionally, the well was visited for healing and protective rituals, though such devotions have ceased in modern times.

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